'Mamata head of criminals': RG Kar victim's mother after 3 cops suspended over case botch-up

NEW DELHI: Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim on Friday called former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee a 'criminal' and alleged that the truth behind the case would emerge if she was 'caught and jailed'.

Speaking to reporters she said, " There are many criminals, the head of them is Mamata Banerjee. If she is caught and jailed, then the names of all the criminals will come out."



Debnath was recently elected as a BJP MLA from Panihati assembly constituency in West Bengal.

She alleged that college authorities, including Banerjee, and former health secretary Narayanswaroop Nigam were involved in her daughter's murder.

"The people who had dinner with my daughter that night have not been investigated yet. Only the principal is in jail. College authorities, including Mamata Banerjee, are responsible for this incident. Also, our then Health Secretary Narayanswaroop Nigam is also involved in the murder of my daughter."

The West Bengal government on Friday suspended three police officers over alleged lapses in the investigation into the RG Kar case, including former Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal and former deputy commissioners Indira Mukherjee and Abhishek Gupta. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari alleged they mishandled the case, including offering a bribe to the victim's parents.